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Zaapi, a mobile app that enables small businesses to launch their e-commerce presence within seconds, has raised a US$4 million seed investment in the current round of funding. Prominent venture capital investors, including GFC, Flourish Ventures, and Partech, led the investment. Other institutional investors in the round include 1982 Ventures, Kaya Founders, Iterative, XA Network, and Sketchnote Partners/Invertidos. Flash Ventures, an early backer in Zaapi with ties to GFC, invested US$500,000 in pre-seed funding in March 2021, allowing the company to launch in Thailand in August 2021. The most recent round will allow Zaapi to triple down on their efforts to build and scale the best-in-class product regionally.